"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." Long an iconic symbol of freedom and democracy in the United States, The Statue of Liberty was given to the US from France to commemorate the friendship shared by the two countries during the American Revolution. The Stature represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty. High above her head, she holds a torch, like a beacon of hope and promise. At her feet lie a broken shackle and chain as she walks forward - a reflection on the national abolition of slavery.